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=The Rise of Ning=

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(Adapted from Wen Tan's novel "Chancellor
Training Handbook" from Jinjiang Literature)

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=Episode 1=

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(The Capital)

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Young Lady,

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it has been a long while

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since we returned last time.

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You've been in the side yard

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and refused to come back.

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Why did you suddenly

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listen to Old Madam Luo

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and come back?

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(Luo Yining)
It's Grandma's 60th birthday banquet.

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I certainly have to come back.

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Do you plan to stay
in Luo's Residence afterward?

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Of course not.

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After visiting Grandma and Mother,

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we will go back right away.

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Young Lady, you're

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the legitimate daughter
of the Luo Family.

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You can't always...

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Staying in Luo's Residence is not good.

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The people have complicated
relationships and live in disharmony.

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It's better to stay in the side yard.

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Simple and carefree.

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If the Luo's Residence
were really that good,

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(Grandma wouldn't have)

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(sent me to the side yard.)

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You climb so high. It's dangerous.

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(Young Luo Yining)
So high, Seventh Lady.

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We can't afford it

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if anything were to happen to you.

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(Minglan Hall)
Please come down.

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What are you doing?

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Stop moving them.

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Don't move my mother's things away.

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Don't!

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This is my mother's!

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(Minglan Hall)

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Don't tear it down. No!

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What are you doing?

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Don't hurt the girl.

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Let go.

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(Qiao Yuechan)

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Mistress Qiao,

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tell them to stop right now.

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This is your father's decision.

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We need to change

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the fengshui in this residence.

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Look.

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We are going to tear down this courtyard

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and make a big pond.

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Isn't that great?

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That way,

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your grandma's health will improve,

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and your father will receive a promotion

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in the court.

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No!

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This courtyard

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is the only thing Mother left for me.

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Stop it!

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You can't go.

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Yining,

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they will hurt you.

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You can't go inside.

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Let go of me.

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Mistress Qiao!

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Mistress Qiao!

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Send for a physician now.

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All right.

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Mistress Qiao!

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My dear,

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it's my fault.

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I failed to keep the baby.

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I know

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you care a lot

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about this child.

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You have done nothing wrong.

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This should've been

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our first son.

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(Luo Chengzhang)

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Yining,

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I have forgiven you

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for anything you did before,

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but I won't this time.

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I will ask you once more.

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Do you admit your fault?

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I don't!

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Maids.

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Take her to the Ancestral Shrine.

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She is to kneel!

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Without my permission,

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she is not allowed to leave!

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(Parents are to blame for failing
to discipline their children.)

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(If you keep spoiling her,)

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(I believe this girl)

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(would bring bigger trouble)

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(to the Luo Family.)

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(Yuechan lost the baby)

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(because of her.)

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(Send Yining)

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(to her mother's side yard.)

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(Grandma, do I really have to go?)

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(I don't want you to stay)

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(with Mistress Qiao.)

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(This is for your own good.)

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If I had grown up in Luo's Residence,

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I can't imagine

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what I would've become.

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Young Lady, don't you want

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to prove your innocence

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about what happened back then?

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Mistress Qiao is cunning.

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Besides,

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it has been so many years.

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I don't think I could find any clues.

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Anyway,

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those who believe you
will always believe you.

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Those who don't believe you

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won't change their mind
no matter how hard you try to explain.

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Someone fainted up ahead.

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Young Lady,

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he seems like a refugee.

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Qing Qu, take his pulse.

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Xue Zhi, go get some food

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and clothes.

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Yes, Young Lady.

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This is strange.

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Everything seems

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pretty normal.

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Let's go get some medicine
from the carriage.

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Get in the carriage.

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You are wearing
fine brocade undergarments.

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You are not a refugee.

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What exactly are you after?

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You are quite smart.

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But it's too late.

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Let go of her.

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Stay still.

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Otherwise, I will kill her immediately.

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Get in the carriage.

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Qing Qu.

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Go.

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It's you again.

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Who on earth are you?

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Why do you keep chasing after me?

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Li Yinglong,

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you know very well

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what you have done over the years.

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We are just doing the right thing

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to claim your life.

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Give chase.

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- Young Lady.
- Young Lady.

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Are you all right, Young Lady?

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Luckily, they are fighting each other.

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That man didn't come after me.

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Qing Qu, Xue Zhi,

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let's leave.

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Young Master,

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we are pretending to hunt him down.

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I believe this fellow

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will soon seek refuge

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from the mastermind

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who set Official Chen up back then.

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Qi An will keep a close eye on him.

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Except for him,

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(Luo Shenyuan)
we need to rely on ourselves.

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We must find the statement.

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The statement is hidden in that painting

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of Old Master Luo.

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But we've already searched through

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many of his paintings.

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No matter what,

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I must clean my master's name.

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Today is Old Madam Luo's
birthday banquet.

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We need to head back

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before anyone notices us.

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Yes, Young Master.

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(Luo's Residence)

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Congratulations.

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This way, please.

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Please come in.

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Arrange more people

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over there.

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Also, keep an eye on this side as well.

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Yes.

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Please take a seat over there.

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Sure.

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Congratulations.

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Thank you.

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(Lin Hairu)
We have many guests. Please pardon us.

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This way, please.

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Madam Jiang of Vice Minister
of Imperial Court of Judicial has arrived.

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Madam Jiang.

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Greetings, Madam Jiang.

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Oh, it's Madam Jiang.

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It has been a while.

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(Chen Lan)
Old Madam Luo often speaks of you.

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Greetings, Madam Chen.

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My husband said
the Jiang and Luo Families

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have a longstanding relationship

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and that we should maintain it.

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That's why I mustn't miss out

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on Old Madam Luo's birthday banquet.

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Please take me to greet
Old Madam Luo now.

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No rush, Madam Jiang.

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You can have some tea
in the yard first.

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Old Madam Luo will come later.

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I heard Master Jiang

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has recently been promoted

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to Vice Minister
of Imperial Court of Judicial.

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Congratulations.

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It's the Jiang Family's blessing

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to receive such recognition
from His Majesty.

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First Master Luo has been posted
out of the capital

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and is not returning this time, is he?

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Right.

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But the gift he prepared

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for Old Madam Luo has arrived.

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Madam Jiang, this way, please.

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This way.

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Be careful.

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Madam Li.

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You must be Madam Li,
wife of Vice Prefect Li, right?

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Greetings, Madam Li.

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You must be Madam Lin,

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the principal wife
of Second Master Luo, right?

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You are truly elegant.

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This is the birthday gift
for Old Madam Luo.

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Madam Li,

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this is Madam Lin.

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She is Mistress Qiao, the concubine.

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Madam Li, pardon us for the confusion.

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Rui Xiang, collect the gift.

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You flatter me, Madam Li.

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Today is Old Madam Luo's
birthday banquet.

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Second Master Luo sent me here

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to help around.

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Bi Yi, collect the gift.

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Yes.

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Madam Li, please come this way.

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You look gorgeous in these clothes.

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Really? That's very kind of you.

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(Old Madam Luo)

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(Muxi Hall)

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Mother,

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most guests have arrived.

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The prayer ceremony is soon beginning.

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Shall I accompany you out later?

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No rush.

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Some haven't come yet.

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Who hasn't come yet?

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By the way,

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Madam Jiang, wife of
the newly appointed Vice Minister

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of Imperial Court of Judicial
has arrived.

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Madam Jiang came here

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to discuss the marriage pact

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between the Jiang and Luo Families

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your father arranged back then.

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Chengzhang, what's your plan?

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I plan

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to marry Yilian off to their son.

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You must know

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that Yining is your legitimate daughter.

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It's not appropriate

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to marry off a concubine's daughter.

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Mother, I would like to

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discuss this with you.

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I wanted

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to put Yilian under Hairu's name

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after your birthday banquet.

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That way, she can have

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a rightful and legitimate status.

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As you know,

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it was unfair to Yuechan

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to marry me as a concubine back then.

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Master Qiao

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has become an erudite now.

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Besides, the Qiao Family
is a scholarly family.

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They are not considered

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below the station of the Jiang Family.

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I see.

283
00:12:49,100 --> 00:12:51,819
You have resented me all these years.

284
00:12:52,860 --> 00:12:57,580
You blamed me
for marrying Minglan to you.

285
00:12:57,716 --> 00:12:58,755
That's why

286
00:12:59,265 --> 00:13:02,001
you couldn't take Mistress Qiao
as your principal wife.

287
00:13:02,875 --> 00:13:04,155
Chengzhang,

288
00:13:04,752 --> 00:13:06,831
as a father,

289
00:13:07,785 --> 00:13:09,265
you have been neglecting Yining

290
00:13:09,820 --> 00:13:11,980
over the past years.

291
00:13:12,413 --> 00:13:13,372
I wouldn't dare.

292
00:13:15,980 --> 00:13:18,579
Mother, to be fair,

293
00:13:18,899 --> 00:13:22,048
Yining is stubborn.
She refused to return home.

294
00:13:22,073 --> 00:13:23,553
You...

295
00:13:24,020 --> 00:13:24,740
Old Madam.

296
00:13:24,949 --> 00:13:25,269
Here.

297
00:13:25,340 --> 00:13:26,459
Mother.

298
00:13:26,645 --> 00:13:27,644
Hurry.

299
00:13:27,740 --> 00:13:29,020
Here's the medicine.

300
00:13:30,179 --> 00:13:30,860
Mother,

301
00:13:31,029 --> 00:13:32,828
you have to take care of your health.

302
00:13:33,220 --> 00:13:34,059
Give me your hand.

303
00:13:36,436 --> 00:13:38,117
I don't want to see you.

304
00:13:38,220 --> 00:13:39,539
I will enter the hall

305
00:13:40,299 --> 00:13:42,220
when it's time.

306
00:13:44,340 --> 00:13:45,460
All right, Mother.

307
00:13:47,939 --> 00:13:49,659
Old Madam, please sit.

308
00:13:50,980 --> 00:13:51,740
Careful.

309
00:13:52,442 --> 00:13:53,643
Slow down.

310
00:13:58,123 --> 00:13:59,763
Why is Chengzhang

311
00:14:00,938 --> 00:14:02,617
completely under the control

312
00:14:02,659 --> 00:14:05,299
of Mistress Qiao?

313
00:14:05,596 --> 00:14:06,356
Old Madam,

314
00:14:06,699 --> 00:14:08,140
today's your birthday.

315
00:14:08,173 --> 00:14:09,373
Please simmer down.

316
00:14:09,620 --> 00:14:10,579
Fortunately,

317
00:14:10,660 --> 00:14:12,461
you sent Seventh Lady away back then.

318
00:14:12,524 --> 00:14:14,476
If not, she would've been spoiled
by Mistress Qiao.

319
00:14:15,220 --> 00:14:16,140
If it weren't

320
00:14:17,299 --> 00:14:20,340
for my poor health condition,

321
00:14:21,281 --> 00:14:26,340
I would've kept Yining with me

322
00:14:26,620 --> 00:14:29,340
and taken great care of her.

323
00:14:38,592 --> 00:14:40,779
(Luo's Residence)

324
00:14:48,020 --> 00:14:49,060
Congratulations.

325
00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:49,804
Congratulations.

326
00:14:53,220 --> 00:14:54,980
Young Lady, do you have a name card?

327
00:14:55,100 --> 00:14:55,964
What name card?

328
00:14:55,996 --> 00:14:57,690
This is Seventh Lady
of Luo's Residence.

329
00:14:57,708 --> 00:14:58,220
She came back

330
00:14:58,280 --> 00:14:59,724
to celebrate Old Madam Luo's birthday.

331
00:15:00,140 --> 00:15:01,140
Seventh Lady?

332
00:15:01,395 --> 00:15:02,956
We don't have a seventh lady here.

333
00:15:03,436 --> 00:15:05,275
I have lived in the side yard
since I was a kid.

334
00:15:05,539 --> 00:15:07,573
Bring Butler Bai to meet me.

335
00:15:07,708 --> 00:15:08,980
We are busy welcoming the guests.

336
00:15:09,004 --> 00:15:10,716
We don't have time
to run an errand for you.

337
00:15:10,829 --> 00:15:11,788
Wait over there.

338
00:15:11,820 --> 00:15:13,772
- What's with your attitude...
- Qing Qu.

339
00:15:14,028 --> 00:15:15,410
Today is Grandma's
birthday banquet.

340
00:15:15,539 --> 00:15:16,460
Don't make a scene here.

341
00:15:17,220 --> 00:15:18,220
Young lady,

342
00:15:18,348 --> 00:15:19,549
do you know what place this is?

343
00:15:20,059 --> 00:15:21,939
We can report you to the yamen.

344
00:15:23,220 --> 00:15:25,620
Filial piety is a fundamental ethic
of the dynasty.

345
00:15:26,059 --> 00:15:27,860
I promised Grandma that I'd return

346
00:15:27,885 --> 00:15:29,204
to celebrate her birthday,

347
00:15:29,619 --> 00:15:31,940
and it would be unfilial of me
not to show up.

348
00:15:33,059 --> 00:15:34,740
Since you wouldn't let me in,

349
00:15:34,803 --> 00:15:36,004
I won't bear the blame

350
00:15:36,150 --> 00:15:37,270
if Grandma is furious.

351
00:15:37,420 --> 00:15:39,060
Naturally, it will
be your responsibility.

352
00:15:40,899 --> 00:15:43,260
Seventh Lady, finally you have arrived.

353
00:15:43,419 --> 00:15:45,340
Old Madam has been waiting for you.

354
00:15:45,460 --> 00:15:46,779
Butler Bai, the servants

355
00:15:46,899 --> 00:15:47,860
- are truly...
- Xue Zhi.

356
00:15:49,500 --> 00:15:51,579
Did they upset you?

357
00:15:51,628 --> 00:15:53,100
They don't know me. I don't blame them.

358
00:15:53,140 --> 00:15:54,020
Besides,

359
00:15:54,040 --> 00:15:55,724
it's true that I haven't
returned for years.

360
00:15:55,844 --> 00:15:57,045
Butler Bai,

361
00:15:57,102 --> 00:15:59,102
please take me to greet Grandma.

362
00:15:59,860 --> 00:16:00,500
Yes, Young Lady.

363
00:16:02,340 --> 00:16:02,939
Please.

364
00:16:12,579 --> 00:16:14,220
Madam Jiang,

365
00:16:15,220 --> 00:16:18,100
do you really want to break off
the engagement?

366
00:16:20,161 --> 00:16:21,059
Old Madam Luo,

367
00:16:21,419 --> 00:16:22,860
I didn't intend to bring this up

368
00:16:22,884 --> 00:16:23,844
on a day like this.

369
00:16:24,659 --> 00:16:25,740
But...

370
00:16:26,020 --> 00:16:27,699
Going back on the engagement

371
00:16:27,764 --> 00:16:29,045
is dishonorable.

372
00:16:29,547 --> 00:16:30,627
Not even a merchant

373
00:16:30,779 --> 00:16:32,419
would do such a thing.

374
00:16:34,820 --> 00:16:36,421
Madam Jiang,

375
00:16:36,624 --> 00:16:38,705
the marriage pact between
the Luo and Jiang Families

376
00:16:38,899 --> 00:16:41,100
was decided by my husband

377
00:16:41,220 --> 00:16:43,779
and your great-grandpa-in-law.

378
00:16:43,899 --> 00:16:45,939
This isn't a child's play.

379
00:16:46,460 --> 00:16:47,819
How about this?

380
00:16:48,260 --> 00:16:49,220
You can

381
00:16:49,340 --> 00:16:50,620
discuss this with your in-laws

382
00:16:50,740 --> 00:16:52,539
before you make the decision.

383
00:16:58,580 --> 00:17:00,181
You are right, Old Madam Luo.

384
00:17:00,236 --> 00:17:01,340
In that case, I will return

385
00:17:01,380 --> 00:17:02,701
and inform my in-laws.

386
00:17:03,036 --> 00:17:04,980
Then, I'll come back
to break off the engagement.

387
00:17:06,668 --> 00:17:08,130
Is she really here to send blessings?

388
00:17:08,213 --> 00:17:09,853
She's causing discomfort.

389
00:17:17,539 --> 00:17:19,180
The tea served here

390
00:17:19,299 --> 00:17:20,460
is great.

391
00:17:20,700 --> 00:17:22,900
Are these the new tea leaves
from regions south of the Yangtze River?

392
00:17:23,260 --> 00:17:25,459
These were sent

393
00:17:25,500 --> 00:17:27,059
by Madam Lin's maternal family.

394
00:17:27,220 --> 00:17:28,900
They are harvested
from the Fujian region.

395
00:17:28,970 --> 00:17:30,556
The wind and soil conditions
are favorable.

396
00:17:30,588 --> 00:17:32,770
Hence, the tea leaves are flavorful.

397
00:17:33,099 --> 00:17:34,700
My maternal family said

398
00:17:34,940 --> 00:17:36,909
the finest quality tea leaves like these

399
00:17:36,934 --> 00:17:38,854
are priceless.

400
00:17:40,940 --> 00:17:42,061
Madam Lin,

401
00:17:42,099 --> 00:17:43,420
you know a lot about tea.

402
00:17:43,539 --> 00:17:44,980
I would like to taste

403
00:17:45,060 --> 00:17:46,820
your tea.

404
00:17:48,779 --> 00:17:51,099
I can only talk about tea,

405
00:17:51,123 --> 00:17:52,763
but I can't brew tea.

406
00:17:55,139 --> 00:17:56,579
I shouldn't have mentioned this.

407
00:17:56,819 --> 00:17:58,460
I believe the tea ceremony

408
00:17:58,619 --> 00:18:01,900
isn't part of the household education
of merchants.

409
00:18:02,139 --> 00:18:03,099
Rightfully so.

410
00:18:15,980 --> 00:18:17,859
I, Yining, wish you a happy birthday,
Grandma.

411
00:18:23,394 --> 00:18:26,475
May you live to a ripe old age

412
00:18:26,500 --> 00:18:27,819
and always stay well.

413
00:18:29,619 --> 00:18:30,779
Get up.

414
00:18:31,299 --> 00:18:32,339
Thank you, Grandma.

415
00:18:36,263 --> 00:18:38,819
Ning, you are finally here.

416
00:18:41,060 --> 00:18:42,700
Mother, it has been a long while.

417
00:18:42,740 --> 00:18:43,661
How have you been?

418
00:18:43,859 --> 00:18:44,819
I'm fairing well.

419
00:18:44,860 --> 00:18:46,059
It's great that you are back.

420
00:18:52,579 --> 00:18:53,900
Greetings, Aunt.

421
00:18:55,820 --> 00:18:57,340
We haven't met for over ten years.

422
00:18:57,500 --> 00:18:58,859
You have grown up.

423
00:18:59,779 --> 00:19:02,059
Old Madam Luo, who is this?

424
00:19:02,339 --> 00:19:04,020
This is my legitimate granddaughter,

425
00:19:04,196 --> 00:19:06,395
the Seventh Lady, Yining.

426
00:19:06,579 --> 00:19:07,420
Yining,

427
00:19:07,801 --> 00:19:09,561
this is Madam Jiang.

428
00:19:11,146 --> 00:19:12,707
Greetings, Madam Jiang.

429
00:19:13,802 --> 00:19:14,523
Grandma,

430
00:19:14,660 --> 00:19:16,099
I prepared a gift

431
00:19:16,124 --> 00:19:17,005
for you.

432
00:19:39,068 --> 00:19:43,772
(Longevity)

433
00:20:07,819 --> 00:20:08,539
Grandma,

434
00:20:08,859 --> 00:20:10,740
here's my gift.

435
00:20:11,452 --> 00:20:14,220
This paper-cutting piece is called
"Goddess of Hemp Presents Longevity".

436
00:20:14,700 --> 00:20:17,060
I made it for you.

437
00:20:17,770 --> 00:20:19,644
May you be as prosperous
as the Sun and Moon

438
00:20:19,644 --> 00:20:22,012
and live as long as immortal cranes
and evergreen pine trees.

439
00:20:24,180 --> 00:20:25,579
Thank you.

440
00:20:25,740 --> 00:20:27,220
This paper-cutting piece

441
00:20:27,579 --> 00:20:30,180
is vivid.

442
00:20:30,714 --> 00:20:32,514
You must've put
a lot of effort into this.

443
00:20:32,740 --> 00:20:33,940
It must be tough for you.

444
00:20:34,099 --> 00:20:35,420
Not at all.

445
00:20:38,220 --> 00:20:38,900
Mother.

446
00:20:39,244 --> 00:20:40,840
- Greetings, Grandma.
- Greetings, Grandma.

447
00:20:40,844 --> 00:20:41,804
Greetings, Grandma.

448
00:20:42,394 --> 00:20:43,503
(Luo Yiyu, Luo Yilian)

449
00:20:43,590 --> 00:20:44,652
(Luo Yixiu)

450
00:20:46,940 --> 00:20:48,940
Greetings, Father.

451
00:20:50,339 --> 00:20:52,379
Greetings, brother, sister, and cousins.

452
00:20:53,499 --> 00:20:54,658
Yining, you are back.

453
00:20:55,379 --> 00:20:56,339
It's Grandma's birthday.

454
00:20:56,390 --> 00:20:57,630
Of course, I should come back.

455
00:20:58,660 --> 00:20:59,579
Chengzhang,

456
00:20:59,958 --> 00:21:01,439
you haven't seen Yining for years.

457
00:21:01,660 --> 00:21:02,779
Didn't you notice

458
00:21:03,139 --> 00:21:05,500
she has grown a lot?

459
00:21:06,539 --> 00:21:07,339
Grandma,

460
00:21:07,779 --> 00:21:09,940
I have prepared another gift for you.

461
00:21:34,644 --> 00:21:35,363
Grandma,

462
00:21:35,779 --> 00:21:38,059
when I was sorting
Grandpa's paintings,

463
00:21:38,339 --> 00:21:40,139
I saw many portraits of your image.

464
00:21:40,139 --> 00:21:42,130
(Portraits of Young Madam Luo)

465
00:21:42,660 --> 00:21:44,139
Besides, the Luo Family

466
00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:45,980
is a century-old family
with abundant goodness,

467
00:21:46,084 --> 00:21:47,324
where we were rewarded

468
00:21:47,370 --> 00:21:48,519
by the late Emperor previously,

469
00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:49,452
and you were conferred

470
00:21:49,532 --> 00:21:51,212
with an honorary title by His Majesty.

471
00:21:51,220 --> 00:21:54,044
Hence, I imitated
Grandpa's paintings and drew these.

472
00:21:54,100 --> 00:21:54,820
(Luo Xuanyuan)

473
00:21:54,900 --> 00:21:56,260
(Luo Shanyuan)

474
00:21:57,866 --> 00:22:00,826
"So long the road.

475
00:22:01,339 --> 00:22:05,220
When I look back, time flies by.

476
00:22:05,481 --> 00:22:07,440
I lament how short life is.

477
00:22:08,299 --> 00:22:09,859
No ambitions fulfilled,

478
00:22:11,619 --> 00:22:13,859
only my hair turning white."

479
00:22:17,820 --> 00:22:20,699
Grandma, did Grandpa write that?

480
00:22:22,030 --> 00:22:23,510
Sixty years have flown by

481
00:22:24,527 --> 00:22:27,166
in the blink of an eye.

482
00:22:29,460 --> 00:22:31,379
Your Grandpa

483
00:22:31,787 --> 00:22:33,307
has left us

484
00:22:34,059 --> 00:22:35,700
for years.

485
00:22:35,819 --> 00:22:37,660
You still have us.

486
00:22:39,099 --> 00:22:41,139
Right.

487
00:22:41,730 --> 00:22:42,889
It's best

488
00:22:42,940 --> 00:22:44,940
when the whole family stays together

489
00:22:45,619 --> 00:22:46,579
harmoniously.

490
00:22:48,172 --> 00:22:50,156
Indeed, it looks
quite similar to Father's.

491
00:22:50,859 --> 00:22:52,339
Many officials in the imperial court

492
00:22:52,779 --> 00:22:53,700
still admire

493
00:22:53,940 --> 00:22:55,099
Father's artworks

494
00:22:55,124 --> 00:22:56,404
and want to have a look.

495
00:22:57,099 --> 00:22:59,260
Yining, you are considerate.

496
00:23:00,700 --> 00:23:02,260
Seventh Lady lives up
to the expectations

497
00:23:02,310 --> 00:23:04,300
of the Luo Family's legitimate daughter.

498
00:23:04,381 --> 00:23:05,540
Your painting skills

499
00:23:05,700 --> 00:23:07,581
have put Yiyu's to shame.

500
00:23:08,539 --> 00:23:10,539
I told you father many times

501
00:23:10,693 --> 00:23:12,252
that we should bring you back.

502
00:23:12,740 --> 00:23:14,020
Many years have passed.

503
00:23:14,125 --> 00:23:16,084
Let's not dwell on the past.

504
00:23:16,579 --> 00:23:17,579
You have matured a lot

505
00:23:17,622 --> 00:23:18,902
over the past years.

506
00:23:19,036 --> 00:23:21,020
You are growing up to be a lot
like your mother.

507
00:23:21,420 --> 00:23:23,379
Thank you for concerning us,
Mistress Qiao.

508
00:23:23,548 --> 00:23:25,340
My late Mother
would be very grateful to you

509
00:23:25,379 --> 00:23:26,900
if she knew that.

510
00:23:27,539 --> 00:23:29,059
Late Mother?

511
00:23:29,099 --> 00:23:30,020
Yining,

512
00:23:30,060 --> 00:23:31,340
what are you getting at?

513
00:23:31,365 --> 00:23:33,605
Mistress Qiao
is showing concern for you.

514
00:23:34,859 --> 00:23:37,020
Like mother, like daughter.

515
00:23:37,045 --> 00:23:37,726
Enough.

516
00:23:38,460 --> 00:23:40,180
Today is
Old Madam's birthday banquet.

517
00:23:40,339 --> 00:23:43,084
It's rude to speak without regard
for the situation.

518
00:23:52,059 --> 00:23:52,779
Ms. Li,

519
00:23:53,059 --> 00:23:55,420
the Luo Residence is a grand place.

520
00:23:55,430 --> 00:23:57,250
As expected from the reward
of the late Emperor.

521
00:23:57,268 --> 00:23:58,629
This mansion was rewarded

522
00:23:58,630 --> 00:24:00,250
during the time
of the late Old Master Luo.

523
00:24:00,260 --> 00:24:01,299
It was the proudest time

524
00:24:01,324 --> 00:24:03,004
for the Luo Family back then.

525
00:24:04,146 --> 00:24:04,906
Ms. Li,

526
00:24:05,059 --> 00:24:06,500
is Seventh Lady the daughter

527
00:24:06,825 --> 00:24:07,865
of Second Master's

528
00:24:07,940 --> 00:24:09,619
previous wife, Madam Gu?

529
00:24:09,980 --> 00:24:12,180
She is certainly stealing
the thunder today.

530
00:24:12,260 --> 00:24:13,181
Old Madam

531
00:24:13,244 --> 00:24:15,370
has always doted on the Seventh Lady
since she was a kid.

532
00:24:15,404 --> 00:24:17,130
Even Second Master
can't discipline her.

533
00:24:17,260 --> 00:24:18,619
Be sure to show her respect

534
00:24:18,620 --> 00:24:20,092
when you run into her in the future.

535
00:24:20,299 --> 00:24:21,339
If you rub her the wrong way,

536
00:24:21,460 --> 00:24:23,379
even Mistress Qiao can't help you.

537
00:24:23,460 --> 00:24:24,660
I'm new to this place,

538
00:24:24,859 --> 00:24:27,260
but I have heard a lot

539
00:24:27,500 --> 00:24:29,900
that Madam Gu was vicious.

540
00:24:29,964 --> 00:24:30,796
Before her passing,

541
00:24:30,860 --> 00:24:32,908
she tried to set Mistress Qiao up
several times.

542
00:24:32,980 --> 00:24:34,099
As for Seventh Lady,

543
00:24:34,299 --> 00:24:35,339
Mistress Qiao

544
00:24:35,460 --> 00:24:36,539
used to treat her

545
00:24:36,564 --> 00:24:37,445
like her own daughter.

546
00:24:37,900 --> 00:24:39,539
However, she was ungrateful

547
00:24:39,612 --> 00:24:41,612
and intentionally pushed
the pregnant Mistress Qiao.

548
00:24:41,700 --> 00:24:44,220
Like mother, like daughter.

549
00:24:44,330 --> 00:24:45,644
So Second Master sent her away

550
00:24:45,650 --> 00:24:46,796
and forbade her from returning.

551
00:24:46,859 --> 00:24:48,500
It's all in the past.

552
00:24:48,579 --> 00:24:49,779
Don't bring it up anymore.

553
00:24:50,139 --> 00:24:50,819
Yes.

554
00:24:50,844 --> 00:24:51,965
That's nonsense.

555
00:24:52,139 --> 00:24:52,980
Ms. Li.

556
00:24:53,139 --> 00:24:54,020
Seventh Lady.

557
00:24:54,579 --> 00:24:55,779
The servants

558
00:24:55,830 --> 00:24:57,084
lack proper discipline.

559
00:24:57,090 --> 00:24:59,740
- Please forgive us, Seventh Lady.
- Please forgive us, Seventh Lady.

560
00:25:00,027 --> 00:25:00,708
Seventh Lady,

561
00:25:01,180 --> 00:25:03,020
they are from the side yard.

562
00:25:03,068 --> 00:25:04,412
They are not familiar with the rules.

563
00:25:04,460 --> 00:25:05,779
Please show them mercy

564
00:25:06,178 --> 00:25:07,699
and not punish them.

565
00:25:07,940 --> 00:25:09,220
I won't punish them.

566
00:25:09,539 --> 00:25:11,020
Today is
Grandma's birthday banquet.

567
00:25:11,220 --> 00:25:12,260
No one should ruin it.

568
00:25:12,660 --> 00:25:13,339
Yes.

569
00:25:20,099 --> 00:25:20,619
Young Lady,

570
00:25:20,660 --> 00:25:21,739
they must've been slandering

571
00:25:21,820 --> 00:25:22,827
both you and Madam Gu

572
00:25:22,850 --> 00:25:24,524
while you were away all these years.

573
00:25:24,859 --> 00:25:25,420
Young Lady,

574
00:25:26,059 --> 00:25:26,819
should I

575
00:25:26,844 --> 00:25:28,083
teach them a lesson?

576
00:25:28,900 --> 00:25:30,779
If I were to punish them,

577
00:25:30,804 --> 00:25:32,925
the rumors would only get worse.

578
00:25:33,700 --> 00:25:35,220
It's just that I didn't expect that,

579
00:25:35,276 --> 00:25:36,837
except for me,

580
00:25:36,862 --> 00:25:38,342
they wouldn't go easy on my mother.

581
00:25:39,740 --> 00:25:40,980
Once the celebration is over,

582
00:25:41,036 --> 00:25:42,357
we will head back tomorrow.

583
00:26:08,460 --> 00:26:09,619
So beautiful.

584
00:26:14,779 --> 00:26:15,539
Yiyu,

585
00:26:15,708 --> 00:26:16,829
let's set off some fireworks,

586
00:26:16,850 --> 00:26:18,180
and pray for Grandma's well-being.

587
00:26:18,180 --> 00:26:18,700
Sure.

588
00:26:28,980 --> 00:26:29,700
Yining,

589
00:26:29,836 --> 00:26:30,700
you just return home.

590
00:26:30,720 --> 00:26:32,108
I'll take you to set off fireworks.

591
00:26:32,124 --> 00:26:32,940
It's fun.

592
00:26:33,299 --> 00:26:33,940
Me?

593
00:26:34,139 --> 00:26:36,180
They don't like playing with me.

594
00:26:36,261 --> 00:26:37,582
Do you also...

595
00:26:38,539 --> 00:26:39,500
Not at all.

596
00:26:39,555 --> 00:26:40,555
Yixiu, you are cute.

597
00:26:40,628 --> 00:26:42,099
I would love to play with you.

598
00:26:42,220 --> 00:26:42,819
Really?

599
00:26:43,020 --> 00:26:44,330
You should've come back sooner.

600
00:26:44,420 --> 00:26:45,340
Let's go.

601
00:26:50,619 --> 00:26:51,180
Yining,

602
00:26:51,268 --> 00:26:52,548
let me show you.

603
00:26:52,613 --> 00:26:53,453
I'm going to set off

604
00:26:53,485 --> 00:26:54,950
the biggest and brightest fireworks.

605
00:26:54,956 --> 00:26:55,308
Sure.

606
00:26:55,540 --> 00:26:56,940
Wait here. I'm going to get one.

607
00:27:12,420 --> 00:27:13,779
(So she's Luo Yining.)

608
00:27:22,020 --> 00:27:22,780
Seventh Lady,

609
00:27:23,019 --> 00:27:24,700
why are you here alone?

610
00:27:25,900 --> 00:27:27,260
You should try this, too.

611
00:27:40,460 --> 00:27:41,996
Be careful of the firework tube.

612
00:27:55,653 --> 00:27:56,189
Yining,

613
00:27:56,339 --> 00:27:57,460
let's go.

614
00:27:59,164 --> 00:28:00,524
Coming through. Excuse me.

615
00:28:01,900 --> 00:28:03,339
Come. Over here.

616
00:28:06,700 --> 00:28:07,500
Look at that.

617
00:28:22,420 --> 00:28:23,180
Yining,

618
00:28:23,228 --> 00:28:24,348
if you don't need this now,

619
00:28:24,412 --> 00:28:25,170
give it to me.

620
00:28:38,379 --> 00:28:39,420
Madam Jiang!

621
00:28:50,260 --> 00:28:51,139
Are you all right?

622
00:29:05,628 --> 00:29:06,868
Madam Jiang,

623
00:29:08,099 --> 00:29:10,500
I'm truly sorry
about what happened earlier.

624
00:29:10,581 --> 00:29:12,740
I will come by another day
to personally apologize.

625
00:29:12,740 --> 00:29:13,692
There's no need for that.

626
00:29:13,980 --> 00:29:15,460
Please stop here, Madam Chen.

627
00:29:15,819 --> 00:29:17,099
The children were just

628
00:29:17,124 --> 00:29:18,243
fooling around.

629
00:29:18,339 --> 00:29:19,460
No need to feel bad.

630
00:29:30,779 --> 00:29:31,740
Stop crying.

631
00:29:35,859 --> 00:29:36,859
Stop crying.

632
00:29:42,180 --> 00:29:43,099
Second Master,

633
00:29:43,539 --> 00:29:46,099
I checked the firework tubes
several times.

634
00:29:46,299 --> 00:29:47,740
I didn't expect

635
00:29:47,788 --> 00:29:49,349
the accident to happen.

636
00:29:49,980 --> 00:29:50,819
I failed

637
00:29:51,579 --> 00:29:53,980
to teach her properly.

638
00:30:01,940 --> 00:30:02,700
Mother,

639
00:30:03,939 --> 00:30:05,539
Yilian didn't mean for this to happen.

640
00:30:05,740 --> 00:30:07,500
She got injured, too.

641
00:30:07,859 --> 00:30:08,460
Fortunately,

642
00:30:08,668 --> 00:30:10,428
Madam Jiang wasn't hurt.

643
00:30:10,779 --> 00:30:13,460
Mother, please forgive her.

644
00:30:14,619 --> 00:30:16,299
She's truly

645
00:30:16,324 --> 00:30:17,644
a lost cause.

646
00:30:18,380 --> 00:30:19,779
Such a spoilsport.

647
00:30:20,299 --> 00:30:21,339
Right.

648
00:30:26,740 --> 00:30:27,980
Greetings, Old Madam.

649
00:30:29,940 --> 00:30:31,660
Father, why did you call for me?

650
00:30:32,619 --> 00:30:34,220
Shanyuan said

651
00:30:34,469 --> 00:30:36,149
he saw you in the yard earlier today.

652
00:30:36,410 --> 00:30:37,691
Didn't I tell you

653
00:30:38,186 --> 00:30:39,987
not to leave your yard today?

654
00:30:44,100 --> 00:30:45,564
I just wanted to give Old Madam

655
00:30:45,580 --> 00:30:47,060
a pot of plum plants for her birthday.

656
00:30:47,100 --> 00:30:48,900
Who are you
to present gifts for Old Madam?

657
00:30:49,379 --> 00:30:50,740
Know your place.

658
00:30:51,379 --> 00:30:53,539
Go and kneel at the Ancestral Shrine.

659
00:30:53,819 --> 00:30:55,220
Don't get up without my permission.

660
00:30:55,429 --> 00:30:56,029
Yes, Father.

661
00:30:57,500 --> 00:30:58,220
Father,

662
00:31:01,220 --> 00:31:02,740
he did nothing wrong.

663
00:31:02,796 --> 00:31:04,588
He only wanted
to celebrate Grandma's birthday.

664
00:31:04,620 --> 00:31:06,620
Why does that warrant
a harsh punishment?

665
00:31:06,708 --> 00:31:07,829
Does this concern you?

666
00:31:08,339 --> 00:31:09,859
Why are you questioning this?

667
00:31:14,779 --> 00:31:15,700
Yining,

668
00:31:16,460 --> 00:31:17,819
you just returned here,

669
00:31:17,869 --> 00:31:19,308
and you should behave.

670
00:31:19,859 --> 00:31:20,900
Mistress Qiao

671
00:31:21,139 --> 00:31:23,099
has forgiven what you have done before,

672
00:31:23,500 --> 00:31:24,579
but you must still

673
00:31:24,819 --> 00:31:26,099
watch your manners.

674
00:31:26,619 --> 00:31:27,500
True.

675
00:31:27,540 --> 00:31:29,300
It has been years.

676
00:31:29,340 --> 00:31:30,300
I have already forgotten.

677
00:31:30,539 --> 00:31:32,180
You rarely come back.

678
00:31:32,205 --> 00:31:33,525
Our family is finally reunited.

679
00:31:33,598 --> 00:31:35,197
Everyone should be happy, right?

680
00:31:35,260 --> 00:31:37,052
Stop mentioning it
if you have forgotten.

681
00:31:40,332 --> 00:31:42,050
Seeing that you have always been unfair

682
00:31:42,084 --> 00:31:43,445
in how you punish your children,

683
00:31:43,940 --> 00:31:45,779
I have nothing to say.

684
00:31:46,020 --> 00:31:46,859
Yining.

685
00:31:47,460 --> 00:31:49,059
How dare you talk back.

686
00:31:49,299 --> 00:31:50,260
That was unexpected.

687
00:31:50,285 --> 00:31:51,285
I thought you had changed

688
00:31:51,367 --> 00:31:52,687
after all these years, but you...

689
00:31:54,220 --> 00:31:56,379
You haven't changed at all.

690
00:31:56,660 --> 00:31:58,660
In that case, you will kneel with him.

691
00:31:58,859 --> 00:31:59,700
Chengzhang!

692
00:31:59,836 --> 00:32:00,640
Second Master,

693
00:32:01,300 --> 00:32:02,861
even if Yining upset you,

694
00:32:02,861 --> 00:32:05,084
there's no need to send her
to kneel at the Ancestral Shrine.

695
00:32:05,099 --> 00:32:06,099
Chengzhang,

696
00:32:06,539 --> 00:32:08,220
Yining has just returned.

697
00:32:08,245 --> 00:32:09,685
What exactly are you doing?

698
00:32:10,180 --> 00:32:10,859
Grandma,

699
00:32:11,779 --> 00:32:12,980
if Father wishes to punish me,

700
00:32:13,015 --> 00:32:13,934
I will do as he says.

701
00:32:14,740 --> 00:32:15,539
Otherwise,

702
00:32:15,596 --> 00:32:17,170
he will accuse me of not being obedient.

703
00:32:18,539 --> 00:32:19,260
Mother,

704
00:32:19,700 --> 00:32:21,779
Yining needs discipline.

705
00:32:22,020 --> 00:32:24,660
She disrespected her father
in front of everyone,

706
00:32:25,299 --> 00:32:26,420
so she must be punished.

707
00:32:49,700 --> 00:32:50,460
I'm sorry

708
00:32:51,103 --> 00:32:52,742
to drag you into this.

709
00:32:53,339 --> 00:32:54,180
It's nothing.

710
00:32:54,859 --> 00:32:56,099
You have helped me, too.

711
00:32:58,500 --> 00:33:00,020
How did you know

712
00:33:00,420 --> 00:33:01,819
about the defective firework tube?

713
00:33:03,740 --> 00:33:05,779
Anyway, be more careful in the future.

714
00:33:08,500 --> 00:33:10,660
You also call him Father?

715
00:33:11,260 --> 00:33:12,260
If so,

716
00:33:13,020 --> 00:33:14,660
you are...

717
00:33:17,940 --> 00:33:18,740
Don't force yourself

718
00:33:18,820 --> 00:33:20,181
if you can't remember anything.

719
00:33:24,500 --> 00:33:26,700
I heard your paintings

720
00:33:27,220 --> 00:33:28,819
resemble Old Master's.

721
00:33:29,779 --> 00:33:31,379
Did you learn from him?

722
00:33:33,940 --> 00:33:35,460
I moved to the side yard

723
00:33:35,500 --> 00:33:37,099
when I was six.

724
00:33:37,579 --> 00:33:40,020
I left too early
to learn painting from him.

725
00:33:40,420 --> 00:33:42,539
A few of his paintings were stored

726
00:33:42,556 --> 00:33:44,380
in the peach blossom forest
in the side yard.

727
00:33:45,420 --> 00:33:46,339
Old Madam

728
00:33:46,429 --> 00:33:47,989
is especially fond of you.

729
00:33:48,980 --> 00:33:50,660
I couldn't make it back

730
00:33:51,020 --> 00:33:52,700
when Grandpa passed away,

731
00:33:53,539 --> 00:33:55,260
so Grandma gave me

732
00:33:55,285 --> 00:33:56,325
some of his paintings

733
00:33:56,740 --> 00:33:57,859
to learn from

734
00:33:58,299 --> 00:33:59,420
and remember him by.

735
00:34:21,059 --> 00:34:23,500
Kneel on this. It's soft.

736
00:34:24,539 --> 00:34:25,219
Thank you.

737
00:34:32,460 --> 00:34:34,300
What happened to your hand?

738
00:34:36,580 --> 00:34:38,020
It's an old injury.

739
00:34:39,500 --> 00:34:42,701
I just can't use too much strength.

740
00:34:44,310 --> 00:34:46,430
(Am I overthinking this?)

741
00:34:48,579 --> 00:34:49,699
Once we get out of here,

742
00:34:49,726 --> 00:34:51,004
I will send for a physician

743
00:34:51,029 --> 00:34:52,029
to check on your injury.

744
00:34:52,699 --> 00:34:54,780
Perhaps it can be cured.

745
00:34:56,908 --> 00:34:58,120
I will thank you in advance.

746
00:35:04,140 --> 00:35:05,772
Yining traveled all the way back here

747
00:35:05,836 --> 00:35:07,340
and has been kneeling for a long time.

748
00:35:07,539 --> 00:35:09,219
She won't be able to take it.

749
00:35:10,660 --> 00:35:12,060
You hadn't come yet

750
00:35:12,720 --> 00:35:14,720
when Yining was a kid,

751
00:35:14,860 --> 00:35:16,820
but you still care so much

752
00:35:16,940 --> 00:35:18,340
about her.

753
00:35:18,515 --> 00:35:19,916
All these years,

754
00:35:20,219 --> 00:35:21,219
it has been you

755
00:35:21,442 --> 00:35:23,962
who accompanied me to visit her
in the side yard.

756
00:35:25,139 --> 00:35:26,619
I may be blunt,

757
00:35:27,012 --> 00:35:28,333
but I know

758
00:35:28,659 --> 00:35:30,099
who is good and who is not.

759
00:35:30,539 --> 00:35:32,059
Yining is a good girl.

760
00:35:32,340 --> 00:35:35,059
Mother, should we send someone there...

761
00:35:35,219 --> 00:35:37,780
You think I don't worry about her?

762
00:35:37,860 --> 00:35:39,619
But I couldn't oppose Chengzhang

763
00:35:39,739 --> 00:35:42,199
in front of everyone.

764
00:35:42,230 --> 00:35:44,179
It would've only deepened the rift

765
00:35:44,212 --> 00:35:45,853
between him and Yining.

766
00:35:52,900 --> 00:35:54,460
Tell him

767
00:35:54,817 --> 00:35:56,378
I'm going to retire for the night.

768
00:35:57,099 --> 00:35:59,739
He's the one taking charge
of Luo's Residence now.

769
00:35:59,940 --> 00:36:03,740
I'm old
and can't make any decisions now.

770
00:36:03,986 --> 00:36:05,466
I have given him enough respect

771
00:36:05,539 --> 00:36:07,219
as a mother.

772
00:36:07,522 --> 00:36:08,962
But I will go fetch my granddaughter

773
00:36:09,721 --> 00:36:12,042
first thing in the morning.

774
00:36:24,179 --> 00:36:24,699
Come.

775
00:36:25,619 --> 00:36:26,579
I made you

776
00:36:26,613 --> 00:36:28,013
some mind-soothing Babao tea.

777
00:36:34,300 --> 00:36:35,139
When you go back,

778
00:36:35,460 --> 00:36:37,020
comfort Lian.

779
00:36:37,139 --> 00:36:37,940
I'm also curious

780
00:36:37,965 --> 00:36:39,286
why the firework tube

781
00:36:39,539 --> 00:36:41,020
suddenly exploded.

782
00:36:43,676 --> 00:36:45,210
Perhaps the immoral merchant substituted

783
00:36:45,240 --> 00:36:46,620
defective fireworks for inferior ones.

784
00:36:46,668 --> 00:36:47,932
That's why the accident happened.

785
00:36:49,619 --> 00:36:51,886
I have already punished Ms. Li severely.

786
00:36:54,196 --> 00:36:56,676
By the way, Old Madam...

787
00:36:57,059 --> 00:36:58,059
It's expected.

788
00:36:58,340 --> 00:36:59,500
She scolded me

789
00:36:59,699 --> 00:37:01,020
and wouldn't even let me in.

790
00:37:01,418 --> 00:37:02,817
Mother has always

791
00:37:02,861 --> 00:37:04,455
spoiled Yining, and that's why

792
00:37:05,020 --> 00:37:06,980
she has been mischievous
since she was a kid.

793
00:37:07,219 --> 00:37:08,460
I don't think she has changed

794
00:37:08,539 --> 00:37:09,860
after returning this time.

795
00:37:10,044 --> 00:37:11,900
Old Madam treats her granddaughter well,

796
00:37:11,980 --> 00:37:13,780
and it's unfair to you.

797
00:37:14,099 --> 00:37:15,300
I think she brought

798
00:37:15,332 --> 00:37:16,932
Seventh Lady back

799
00:37:16,988 --> 00:37:19,570
because of the marriage pact
between the Luo and Jiang Families.

800
00:37:19,780 --> 00:37:21,020
It seems Madam Jiang

801
00:37:21,092 --> 00:37:22,492
has second thoughts about it.

802
00:37:23,900 --> 00:37:25,179
The Jiang Family

803
00:37:25,204 --> 00:37:27,724
is thriving now
and has bright prospects.

804
00:37:27,820 --> 00:37:29,940
But the marriage pact
decided by the previous generation

805
00:37:30,059 --> 00:37:32,619
can't be broken off easily.

806
00:37:32,780 --> 00:37:33,579
Tomorrow,

807
00:37:33,980 --> 00:37:35,659
I will visit the Jiang's Residence.

808
00:37:36,020 --> 00:37:38,260
If we become in-laws with them,

809
00:37:38,420 --> 00:37:40,020
it would be great.

810
00:37:40,139 --> 00:37:41,340
It will also benefit

811
00:37:41,389 --> 00:37:42,548
your future career.

812
00:37:44,579 --> 00:37:45,699
It's just that...

813
00:37:50,500 --> 00:37:53,380
Yuechan, I know what you want.

814
00:37:53,461 --> 00:37:55,620
Honestly, I also favored Yilian.

815
00:37:56,219 --> 00:37:57,659
But I can't go against

816
00:37:58,179 --> 00:37:59,500
Mother's wish.

817
00:37:59,820 --> 00:38:01,980
Besides, Yilian almost hurt Madam Jiang

818
00:38:02,012 --> 00:38:04,212
with the firecracker.

819
00:38:04,860 --> 00:38:05,940
I think

820
00:38:08,699 --> 00:38:10,139
we should give up on this.

821
00:38:22,539 --> 00:38:24,860
The Seventh Lady
is a legitimate daughter

822
00:38:25,457 --> 00:38:27,616
and Old Madam's favorite.

823
00:38:28,660 --> 00:38:29,581
I have always been

824
00:38:31,099 --> 00:38:32,539
a burden to Lian

825
00:38:32,588 --> 00:38:33,909
due to my identity.

826
00:38:40,380 --> 00:38:41,259
Yuechan,

827
00:38:43,474 --> 00:38:45,554
I understand you have resentments.

828
00:38:47,699 --> 00:38:49,259
I promised

829
00:38:49,380 --> 00:38:51,340
to take you my principal wife,

830
00:38:52,420 --> 00:38:54,099
but my mother...

831
00:38:55,059 --> 00:38:56,340
Of course, I have resentments.

832
00:38:57,860 --> 00:38:59,699
How could I not resent it?

833
00:39:01,980 --> 00:39:03,300
However,

834
00:39:04,300 --> 00:39:05,940
I'm still glad

835
00:39:06,219 --> 00:39:08,179
that I have been with you

836
00:39:09,259 --> 00:39:11,699
all along.

837
00:39:12,659 --> 00:39:13,539
Yuechan,

838
00:39:14,099 --> 00:39:14,940
don't worry.

839
00:39:15,011 --> 00:39:16,171
As long as I'm here,

840
00:39:17,340 --> 00:39:19,460
you and our children
will get what you deserve.

841
00:39:26,892 --> 00:39:29,190
(Luo Clan Ancestral Shrine)

842
00:40:11,740 --> 00:40:17,620
♪It's complicated but I'm not afraid♪

843
00:40:18,643 --> 00:40:24,979
♪There's light in my heart♪

844
00:40:24,980 --> 00:40:28,620
♪Following the river of time♪

845
00:40:28,625 --> 00:40:32,139
♪I dive into the whirlpool♪

846
00:40:32,140 --> 00:40:33,820
♪For the sake of you and mine♪

847
00:40:33,820 --> 00:40:40,396
♪In search of an outcome♪

848
00:40:41,820 --> 00:40:45,220
♪I'm willing to risk my life♪

849
00:40:45,221 --> 00:40:48,699
♪To break the chain of nights♪

850
00:40:48,700 --> 00:40:52,100
♪I'm willing to fall into the abyss♪

851
00:40:52,100 --> 00:40:55,540
♪In order to reveal the fate♪

852
00:40:55,540 --> 00:40:58,940
♪Forget about the outcome♪

853
00:40:58,940 --> 00:41:02,420
♪Let me be your shoulder to lean on♪

854
00:41:02,420 --> 00:41:09,739
♪Even if things go south, so be it♪

855
00:41:09,740 --> 00:41:16,044
♪Love is a voyage with you by my side♪

856
00:41:16,540 --> 00:41:23,825
♪The dust eventually settles♪

857
00:41:27,300 --> 00:41:33,099
♪No matter how fragile and trivial I am♪

858
00:41:33,820 --> 00:41:40,420
♪I will dance and shine bright♪

859
00:41:40,420 --> 00:41:44,060
♪I overcome all kinds of doubt♪

860
00:41:44,060 --> 00:41:47,620
♪And obstacles♪

861
00:41:47,620 --> 00:41:49,340
♪For the sake of you and mine♪

862
00:41:49,340 --> 00:41:53,860
♪Committing to my promise♪

863
00:41:53,860 --> 00:41:57,260
♪I'm willing to risk my life♪

864
00:41:57,260 --> 00:42:00,740
♪May my existence shine on more♪

865
00:42:00,740 --> 00:42:04,140
♪Let go of everything♪

866
00:42:04,140 --> 00:42:07,580
♪Let the longing fade♪

867
00:42:07,580 --> 00:42:10,980
♪Forget about the outcome♪

868
00:42:10,980 --> 00:42:14,460
♪As long as it fulfills
the vastness of love♪

869
00:42:14,460 --> 00:42:20,974
♪Even if things go south, so be it♪

870
00:42:21,860 --> 00:42:28,860
♪Love is you being by my side♪